Year in Review 2018: Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation

Respir Care. 2019 Jul;64(7):855-863. doi: 10.4187/respcare.07029.

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation is frequently used in pediatric patients to ensure adequate gas exchange, ameliorate respiratory distress, and enable resolution of pulmonary or other disorders. However, a number of important challenges remain in the pediatric population because there is a paucity of large-scale randomized controlled trials to generate data and inform clinical practice. This review summarizes a number of discoveries and advances that have been made in pediatric mechanical ventilation from June 2017 to December 2018.

Keywords: ICU; mechanical ventilation; neurally-adjusted ventilatory assist; pediatric ARDS; pediatrics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Critical Pathways
  • Humans
  • Pediatrics* / methods
  • Pediatrics* / standards
  • Respiration, Artificial* / adverse effects
  • Respiration, Artificial* / methods
  • Respiration, Artificial* / trends
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*